Eminence Formation

Eminence Formation
Stratigraphic range: Upper Cambrian
Type Formation
Underlies Gunter Sandstone Member of the Gasconade Formation
Overlies Potosi Formation[1]
Lithology
Primary Dolomite
Other Chert
Location
Region Eminence, Shannon County, Missouri
Country United States

The Eminence Formation or Eminence Dolomite is a geologic formation in Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Thompson, Thomas L., 2001, Lexicon of Stratigraphic Nomenclature in Missouri, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Land Survey, Report of Investigation Number 73, p 95
Preceded by Proterozoic Eon Phanerozoic Eon
Paleozoic Era Mesozoic Era Cenozoic Era
Cambrian Ordovician Silurian Devonian Carboniferous Permian Triassic Jurassic Cretaceous Paleogene Neogene 4ry

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